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This is my first ever indoor grow. I bought a 5 pack of Heavyweight seeds (Extreme Impact autos)from seedsman's. .Only 3 germinated...I tried germinating the freebee I got with the purchase and it to was a dud...My first issue this week was keeping the humidity levels at 65%. I had limited funds for this grow so I had to make ends meet where I could so I first placed paper towels on the surface and sprayed them till they were well wet. This got me buy for the first week. The only problem with this method was that the leaves were getting damaged from the mist settling on the plants leaves. Also,I Started my lights about 48 inches from the top of soil and moved them closer as the plants got bigger. I started 20/4 light schedule and ph balanced water for this week. Over-all, a great start!
As you can see from the week before here is some damaged spots on my leaves. Still struggling with the humidity levels I knew I had to change something because this method sucked and was time consuming. With that said, I needed get creative...I took a 30 qt clear tub and put a fish tank heater at the bottom to heat the water inside and then added a air pump.This method worked quite well and I had all the stuff already around the house so I saved some money on not having to buy a humidifier. Once this body of water was added to my tent my humidity levels were a lot easier to manage. (Just add water 1-2 times a week to make sure the heating element stays submerged) Takes about 3-4 gallons of water to make a difference.) My lights are now moved to 32 inches from the plants and watering with a ph balance of 6.3-6.5.
After noticing the plants growth was slowing down I decided to move the light about 24 inches away from the top of the canopy. I also decided to give them their first round of nutrients at 1/2 strength and then ph balanced the water to 6.3-6.5 before feeding, After making these quick adjustments I was happy to see the plants were responding positively.
This week I'm starting to see some good growth so I decided to start Low Stress Training on 2 of the 3 plants, I'll start the third one a couple days after. I will also give the plants their second round of nutrients at 1/2 strength and ph balanced to 6.3-6.5. All in All, so far so good
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